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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 110, Issue -, Pages 47-52Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.03.042
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Cellulose nanofibril; Conjugated polymer; Chemical assembly; Fluorescent sensor; Nitroaromatic
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A cellulose nanofibril film is modified by chemical assembly of boronate-terminated conjugated polymer chains at its specific sites, C-6 carboxyl groups. The modified cellulose nanofibril film is used as a fluorescent sensor for nitroaromatic vapor. Thanks to the specific reactive sites, numerous loose cavities or pathways located in the film sensor's out-layer have been formed, and the fraction of easily accessible cavities of the novel fluorescent film sensor is up to 0.97, which could benefit the penetration and diffusion of analyte vapor. Therefore, the novel fluorescent film sensor exhibits high sensitivity toward nitroaromatic vapor with a fast response. The fluorescence quenching efficiency of the chemical-assembly film sensor is about 3 times larger than that of the spin-cast film sensor using the same conjugated polymer for 600s exposure to DNT vapor. In addition, the novel fluorescent film sensor shows good reversibility. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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